I'm linking to LGF because he's got a couple of relevant links, plus a YouTube video. WARNING! Possible ear worm infestation may result.
Asked to pick a song for this yearÂ’s Eurovision song contest, Israelis paid little heed to the eternal Eurovision themes of peace, love and harmony and settled instead for a number about the threat of terrorism and Armageddon called Push the Button. The track, sung by the Teapacks in English, French and Hebrew, is a peculiar but confident amalgam of eastern sounds, rock and rap. It was chosen this week as the countryÂ’s preferred song in a phone-in television show and now the band will go forward to the Eurovision finals in Helsinki in May.
And, of course, the Euros are immediately threatening to put the kibosh on it (link also at LGF):
Eurovision Song Contest organizers said Thursday they might ban this yearÂ’s Israeli entry, TeapacksÂ’ Push the Button, because of what they termed its inappropriate political message.
“It’s absolutely clear that this kind of message is not appropriate for the competition,” said Kjell Ekholm, an organizer of the contest. “We’ll have all the delegation leaders here in Helsinki next week, and I’m sure we’ll talk about this case within the EBU [European Broadcasting Union] group.”
Lyrics links and dubious translations from the French at my blog. |